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There is zero evidence it wouldn’t just lead to even more extraction or destruction of the environment than is already happening. There is also little evidence that the power would actually get into the hands of the power and third world and it wouldn’t just be the US, Europe and the most powerful nations in Asia living off cheap power while keeping it from the rest of the planet.
The problem isn’t technology here.
True, I was merely making the point that if some of the most powerhungry countries in the world would no longer require the extracted resources this might impact the equation.
Additionally if Powergeneration would be reduced to a small number of sites, this would change the power dynamic "a bit" as the countries that host the site would wield a lot of power over their dependents. It would also make the system vulnerable to attack.
Now that we have unlimited power we can finally extract all that gold!